Fresh off an overtime loss to the Houston Rockets, Lakers rookie Svi Mykhailiuk tried to put on a custom pair of Air Jordans while staying out of his teammates’ way.
To his left was NBA champion Tyson Chandler and to his right were former first-round draft picks Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma, the Lakers’ young stars who had a hoard of reporters around them. Coach Luke Walton loomed in the background.
“I love playing for him,” Mykhailiuk told The Star as his eyes motioned toward Walton. “He trusts me and has given me a lot of chances.